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Murwillumbah
I think the most that will ever happen is
that the two lines meet at Coolangatta somewhere, just like Albury once
was.
The cost of running SG through to Bris is too
high and what for, most passengers on the XPT go to the GC anyway. From
Coolangatta the NG line to Brisy will go inland anyway, bypassing most of the
tourist strip, so whats the point in the XPT going further north.
Freight may justify the cost of laying a third
rail, but it would have to be a lot of frieght. The most that will likely happen
is a container terminal at Coolangatta for road transfer. The Murwillumbah
branch has too many bends to compete with the SG line to Brisbane and with a
major Nth/Sth line being developed to run west of the mountains to by-pass the
hilly coast, then it would have no hope.
Anyway, even if there was a return to the twice
a day Murwillumbah service I do not beleive the NSW Gov or any other group will
be standing up to fork out the $60-100M cost of running the line to the boarder.
Maybe a commuter/frieght service to Brisbane/GC from the Tweed area might mean
the NG is pushed into NSW in 20years.
Shane